diff --git a/app/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/Account.kt b/app/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/Account.kt
index 0f0b5c5437553cd18be7e46c4a1ab395705af66a..71d4d6fc040e1ee3206b7e67e95a5a52efd6a2ff 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/Account.kt
+++ b/app/core/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/Account.kt
@@ -693,6 +693,6 @@ class Account(override val uuid: String) : BaseAccount {
         const val NO_OPENPGP_KEY: Long = 0
         const val UNASSIGNED_ACCOUNT_NUMBER = -1
         const val INTERVAL_MINUTES_NEVER = -1
-        const val DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL = 60
+        const val DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL = 5
     }
 }